Mark your calendars for the second annual M-CERSI Day, an event sponsored by the University of Maryland Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation.

About the Event:

M-CERSI Day is a one-day conference that will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2013, at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, located at 20 North Pine Street in Baltimore, MD. This conference, sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI), offers a forum for scientists from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the University of Maryland community, and the public to discuss current issues in regulatory science, including ongoing M-CERSI research, training, and exchange activities. In addition, the afternoon agenda for the conference consists of several closed-door sessions that are open only to researchers from the University of Maryland and the FDA, members of the M-CERSI Advisory Panel, and members of the M-CERSI Industrial Consortia.

About the Sponsor:

University of Maryland Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) The University of Maryland Center for Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (M-CERSI) is an FDA-sponsored center at the College Park and Baltimore campuses of the University of Maryland. The mission of the Center is to foster the development of regulatory science -- the science of developing new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality and performance of FDA-regulated products. Areas of emphasis at M-CERSI include: improving pre-clinical assessments of safety and efficacy; ensuring readiness to evaluate innovative and emerging technologies; harnessing diverse data through information sciences to improve health outcomes; and addressing minority health and health disparities.

For More Informaiton:

More information, including registration, agenda, accommodations, and parking and directions, can be found on this website.